The Return of Tomb Raider

Square Enix announced today that they are rebooting the Tomb Raider series with a new game called, wait for it, Tomb Raider. The game will follow Lara Croft from the very beginning of her career as a professional adventurer, promising to reveal the origins of the character.

With the success of Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light on PSN and XBLA, it's reasonable to see why Square Enix is hoping to capitalize on the interest in the world of archaeology/ass kicking.

LONDON (December 6, 2010) – Square Enix Ltd. is excited today to announce TOMB RAIDER®, the new game from Redwood City based studio Crystal Dynamics.

‘After a brutal storm destroys the boat she was travelling on,
a frightened young woman is left washed ashore on an unknown beach.
On her own but not alone she has only one goal, to survive.’

Here begins the first adventure for a young and inexperienced Lara Croft in a story which charts the journey of an ordinary woman who finds out just how far she must go in order to stay alive.

“Forget everything you know about TOMB RAIDER, we are exploring things that have never been done before in this game,” said Darrell Gallagher, Head of Studio, Crystal Dynamics. “This is an origins story that creates Lara Croft and takes her on a character defining journey like no other.”

For more information on TOMB RAIDER please visit www.TombRaider.com or follow TOMB RAIDER on Twitter @TombRaider.